ilene's blog

I believe the translators at CNBC quoted Ms. Lagarde as saying "BUYBUYBUY!" 

Stocks usually follow the Fed, but this time when the ECB pumped, so much of it flowed into the US that not only Treasuries, but also stocks, got a lift.

We don't have to run through the maze 5 times before we know what lever to push! 

A down day in the US on Tuesday could begin to trigger intermediate sell signals...~ Lee Adler

The last time intermodal traffic dipped to this level, we were in denial about a Recession and the Dow continued to march from 11,500 in January of 2008 all the way to just above 13,000 in May.

The only reason that today's report was "disappointing" is that economists can't forecast accurately.

This is very likely the time to be fearful when others are greedy.

Complex systems arise spontaneously, behave unpredictably, exhaust resources and collapse catastrophically.

The bullishness is rather interesting considering the notable headwinds that exist in the European sovereign debt markets, the geopolitical risk seen in light sweet crude oil futures, and the potential for a recession to play out in Europe.

Lesson to be learned - never be a small investor!

Poor, poor Federal Reserve.

Life goes on, so does the stock market. 

This is the question of the hour. Which way was it?

If the pundits are counting on the US to be the engine that drives Global growth - it's going to be a very slow year indeed!  

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